People v. Lesley

Defendant filed pro se postconviction petition. At 3rd-stage evidentiary hearing, when Defendant appeared pro se, court's denied his petition. Defendant was offered a choice of proceeding with appointed counsel, retaining counsel, or proceeding pro se on several occasions. His failure to work with appointed counsel and failure to procure private counsel manifested his choice to proceed pro se. Defendant was repeatedly informed that his 2nd appointed counsel would be his last. Defendant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to appointed counsel. Court did not err by requiring Defendant to represent himself.(KARMEIER, THOMAS, KILBRIDE, GARMAN, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring.)